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Pope, George Miller (1829–1908)

George Miller Pope arrived in Sydney with his parents and siblings as assisted immigrants in 1838 aboard the William Metcalfe. He married Eliza Hughes in 1852.

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'Pope, George Miller (1829–1908)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/pope-george-miller-26437/text34258, accessed 26 September 2023.

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Birth

11 May, 1829
Ryde, Isle of Wight, England

Death

17 December, 1908 (aged 79)
Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

enteritis

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